cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
allegiance; obedience; submission
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
again; once more; a second time
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
at that time; in those days
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
spouse; wife; husband; partner
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
reshuffling; job rotation
reform; reformation; reorganization
birth; creation; formation
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
rehabilitation; reinstatement; restoration of rights
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
baton (of command); order; command; direction
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up